When former India’s bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan was appointed as the Bowling Coach of Team India, cricket fans were jubilant. Well, the happiness hasn’t lasted for long as Indian team’s head coach Ravi Shastri has allegedly played a nasty game to sideline Zaheer and replace him with Bharat Arun as the new bowling coach.
Now, a comparison chart of what Zaheer and Arun have accomplished during their international careers as India’s bowlers is going viral on social media. You will be astonished to see how Arun was chosen over Zaheer.
Having played only 2 Tests and 4 ODIs, Arun picked 4 and 1 wickets respectively. In comparison, Zaheer has the experience of playing across all the cricket playing nations in 92 Tests (311 wickets) and 200 ODIs (282 wickets). Cricket lovers opine that even comparing the former with a legend like Zaheer s a disgrace for him.
The BCCI’s four-member panel has conveniently ignored the recommendation of the Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman that selected Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach.
After witnessing the fury of fans on social media, Ravi Shastri reportedly said that Zaheer may work as the ‘Bowling Consultant’ for Team India if he wishes.